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13 November 2023

Completed SSNUP project gives farmers in West Africa access to crop index insurance

To facilitate smallholders’ access to insurance, the microinsurance broker Inclusive Guarantee initiated a project with the support of SSNUP and Oikocredit in 2021 with the aim of developing and distributing crop index insurance in West Africa.

27 October 2023

Lessons learnt from water and sanitation projects in Central America

One of the ways in which ADA aims to increase the quality of life of vulnerable people is by designing tailored micro-loans which will enable them to access water and sanitation services (known as WASH services).

session plénière de la SAM avec le ministre luxembourgeois Franz Fayot

26 October 2023

Luxembourg strengthens inclusive finance in Africa with SAM event in Lomé

The Luxembourgish government funds the African Microfinance Week (referred to as 'SAM', the French acronym), which is organised by ADA in a different African country every two years to strengthen the inclusive finance sector in Africa. This year’s edition took place in Lomé, the capital of Togo, from 16 to 20 October.

Registrations at SAM until 10 October 2023

30 September 2023

SAM registrations open until 10 October 2023

SAM registrations remain possible until 10 October.

04 September 2023

Strengthening smallholder resilience through agroecology

As the SSNUP knowledge manager and coordinator, ADA recently organised a workshop for programme stakeholders with experts in agroecology on how to foster agroecological transitions.

30 August 2023

Green loans for farmers in Costa Rica and Nicaragua

ADA encourages vulnerable smallholders to adopt environmentally friendly practices. Together with REDCAMIF, the regional microfinance network in Central America and the Caribbean, ADA assisted two Costa Rican and Nicaraguan MFIs in developing green loans

27 July 2023

Stakeholder surveys follow up key projects

ADA commissions in-depth studies to follow up selected projects which represent the different types of technical assistance provided by the SSNUP partners.

19 July 2023

SSNUP annual report 2022

The 2022 annual report offers a detailed overview of the various projects along with aggregated information at programme level.

07 June 2023

A free webinar to answer all your questions about the next edition of the Certificate in law and regulation of inclusive finance

The 8th edition of the Certificate in Law and Regulation of Inclusive Finance will take place from 15 to 25 January 2023 at the University of Luxembourg.

02 June 2023

SSNUP stakeholder workshop on overcoming challenges in investing in the agricultural sector

The stakeholders of the ADA-coordinated Smallholder Safety Net Upscaling Programme (SSNUP) gathered in Luxembourg for a two-day workshop on 19 and 20 April.